11th Annual Chillicothe Kickoff Klassic
June 13 - 15, 2025
Entry Fee: $650 + 1 Dozen Baseballs
4 Game Guarantee (weather permitting)
The Chillicothe Kickoff Klassic is open to both Junior American Legion teams and 16U travel teams. We will be utilizing the VA Memorial Stadium as the primary field for all three days as well as a few other local fields for the tournament. ALL teams should be prepared to play on Friday morning. Due to some teams pulling out late and after we had already stopped taking new registrations we have adjusted the schedule to a 4-team tournament in 2025.
Click HERE to download the 2025 Schedule, Rules, and Field Locations.
Teams
- Chillicothe 757 JR Colts
- Utica Post 92 JR
- Waverly Post 142 JR Shockers
- North Baltimore Post 539
Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | Location | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| Jun 13 | Fri | 9:30 am | VA Memorial Stadium | Chillicothe 757 | Waverly 142 | |
| Jun 13 | Fri | 12 pm | VA Memorial Stadium | Utica 92 | Waverly 142 | |
| Jun 13 | Fri | 3:30 pm | Mt Logan Field | North Baltimore 539 | Chillicothe 757 | |
| Jun 13 | Fri | 6 pm | Mt Logan Field | North Baltimore 539 | Utica 92 | |
| Jun 14 | Sat | 9:30 am | VA Memorial Stadium | North Baltimore 539 | Waverly 142 | |
| Jun 14 | Sat | 12 pm | VA Memorial Stadium | Chillicothe 757 | Utica 92 | |
| Jun 15 | Sun | 9:30 am | VA Memorial Stadium | Championship 1 v 2 | Championship 1 v 2 | |
| Jun 15 | Sun | 9:30 am | Mt Logan Field | Consolation 3 v 4 | Consolation 3 v 4 |
Results
Fields
| VA Memorial Stadium - Home of the Chillicothe Paints
17237 St. Rt. 104 $5 entry/$4 students |
Mt Logan Field NO entry fee or parking fees charged |
Rules
RULES
- This is an invitational Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament and any rule not addressed specifically below will be covered by the most current version of the National American Legion Rule Book for Junior American Legion Baseball competition.
- 16U travel teams are also invited to participate in the tournament.
- Teams may use a DH and/or EH or roster bat in the tournament
- Either drop -3 BBCOR-certified or wood bats may be used in the tournament.
- A coin flip is conducted to determine the home team for all games in pool play; the higher seed will be the home team after tournament seeding is complete.
- Teams will play seven-inning games (weather permitting).
- A two-hour time limit will be in effect for all games on Friday & Saturday of the tournament; the official time will be noted by the home plate umpire and start from the 1st pitch of the game (NOTE: It is the responsibility of both coaches to determine start time with the umpire). No new innings will start after 2 hours. If a game is tied when the two-hour time limit goes into effect the shootout rule applies: The visiting team puts the player who made the last out in the previous inning on second base. All new batters start with 3 balls & 2 strikes. Teams will begin the inning with 0 outs. After 2 extra innings are completed and the game remains tied, both teams will tie and be credited with 1/2 a point for seeding purposes. All teams should be at the field at least 30 minutes before their game time - the next game will start 15 minutes after the previous game.
- No time limit will be used in the championship round on Sunday.
- The Home team will be the official book for that particular game. Visiting coaches are encouraged to check with the home team coaches to make sure books are in sync.
- In the event of a forfeit, the winning team will be credited with a 1-0 victory for seeding purposes. If possible, the tournament committee will resolve forfeits by making scheduling changes. Forfeits will be used ONLY if schedule changes can not be made to accommodate teams.
- The Chillicothe Post 757 Colts, as the host team in the tournament, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Joseph W. Hoffman Field.
- All coaches shall use their best judgment related to pitching restrictions; The tournament will utilize the OHSAA pitch count rules which can be found here: Pitch-Count-Rule-Card.pdf (ohsaa.org)
NOTE: the tournament will not monitor pitching but expects coaches to use their best judgment and adhere to established tournament pitch count rules.
- The mercy rule will be in effect for the tournament:
- 15 runs after 3 or 4 innings of play
- 10 runs after 5 innings of play or 4 1/2 innings if the home team has the last at-bat
- All final game scores shall be texted to the tournament directors by both coaches within one hour of the game being completed
Seeding
History